# Da Bella da Ball Journal **URL:** \ **Category:** Women's Journals\ **Created:** [December 28, 2007, 8:02pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/da-bella-da-ball-journal/7826 "2007-12-28T20:02:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 46
**Author:** ![bond007](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/bond007/32/1076_2.png) [@bond007](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/bond007)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 3:58am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/da-bella-da-ball-journal/7826/908 "2009-03-03T03:58:56Z")
something along the lines of ‘fight the beast with the beast’ 😉 lol but knowing me… if i brought ashley along we may never get off the sleeper 😛 bond ---
**Author:** ![bosshank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@bosshank](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/bosshank)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 4:27am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/da-bella-da-ball-journal/7826/909 "2009-03-03T04:27:41Z")
> [@bond007](#): > > lol but knowing me… if i brought ashley along we may never get off the sleeper Oh - I thought you were further than 10 minutes away from Philly … lol. 😮😛 ---
**Author:** ![mark-in-dallas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/mark-in-dallas/32/860_2.png) [@mark-in-dallas](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/mark-in-dallas)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 8:10am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/da-bella-da-ball-journal/7826/910 "2009-03-03T08:10:07Z")
> [@bosshank](#): > > LOL - I’ll let you know when I plan to be there in town. You, me, Bella, Remmy at a minimum. So, don’t I count for anything anymore? ☹ Guess I’ll take my toys and go home then. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![bosshank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@bosshank](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/bosshank)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 10:32am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/da-bella-da-ball-journal/7826/911 "2009-03-03T10:32:13Z")
> [@mark-in-dallas](#): > > So, don’t I count for anything anymore? > > Guess I’ll take my toys and go home then. LOL. Of course you are invited if you find yourself in the Philly area. 😃 Then again I do not remember any invitations to go trolling the clubs in Dallas with you and Techman … 🙄 … unless Mrs. BH keeps finding them first and erasing them … lol. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![mark-in-dallas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/mark-in-dallas/32/860_2.png) [@mark-in-dallas](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/mark-in-dallas)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 5:41pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/da-bella-da-ball-journal/7826/912 "2009-03-03T17:41:39Z")
> [@bosshank](#): > > LOL. Of course you are invited if you find yourself in the Philly area. 😃 Then again I do not remember any invitations to go trolling the clubs in Dallas with you and Techman … 🙄 … unless Mrs. BH keeps finding them first and erasing them … lol. 😛 Now come on Boss, you know you’re welcome to come on out to Dallas and hang with us anytime you want to. ---
**Author:** ![mark-in-dallas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/mark-in-dallas/32/860_2.png) [@mark-in-dallas](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/mark-in-dallas)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2009, 5:26am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/da-bella-da-ball-journal/7826/913 "2009-03-04T05:26:16Z")
Hey Bella, I was digging through some old pictures and found one of you back when you were a young pup, so I thought what the heck, lets go ahead and post it. I knew you had a dark side, I just didn’t realize how dark! 🙄😉 [http://democomputer.com/forum\_images/Bella.jpg](http://democomputer.com/forum_images/Bella.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![ariadne](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/ariadne/32/770_2.png) [@ariadne](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/ariadne)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2009, 10:44pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/da-bella-da-ball-journal/7826/914 "2009-03-04T22:44:22Z")
Hahaha! Mark, you so funneeee. Bella, you need to come around more often. So many old regs are leaving. It’s not the same. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![bosshank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@bosshank](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/bosshank)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2009, 1:52am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/da-bella-da-ball-journal/7826/915 "2009-03-05T01:52:39Z")
> [@ariadne](#): > > Bella, you need to come around more often. So many old regs are leaving. It’s not the same. Amen to that. ---
**Author:** ![Bella](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/bella/32/1738_2.png) [@Bella](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Bella)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 8:28pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/da-bella-da-ball-journal/7826/916 "2009-03-12T20:28:02Z")
> [@Tommy\_Fever](#): > > _ **This thread is making me hungry. It’s 1;00 AM. time for Dennys.** _ 😮 Uh oh…looks like I caught The Fever! Hi Tommy! 🙂 Nice to see you in the Ballroom. Stop by anytime, especially if you’re hungry. Tell me, Tommy, do you dance? 😃 Oh and tell Lor I said, hi. 🙂 > [@zeph](#): > > daaaaaaaaamn… that looks DELICIOUS. Wings, pizza, pasta, ribs… _ **you don’t happen to do fried chicken and mashed potatoes too by any chance?** _ Yes, you grit monkey 😃, I do fried chicken, mashed potatoes… _and gravy_. > [@renny](#): > > _ **I’m tellin’ ya, aliens stole us from Mom and Dad when we were babies and dropped me off at the Sunburned Flamingo Trailer Court and gave you to Uncle Vito’s family.** 😃_ _Shhhhhhh!_ Ya want everybody to know our secrets! 🆒 _Sheesh_. ---
**Author:** ![Bella](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/bella/32/1738_2.png) [@Bella](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Bella)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 8:32pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/da-bella-da-ball-journal/7826/917 "2009-03-12T20:32:23Z")
> [@bosshank](#): > > _ **LOL.** _ _ **Wings, pizza, carbonara, tailgating … this is more like it.** _ You got sumthin’ against… _napping_? 😛 > [@](#): > > _ **I may need to come up to Philly again sometime soon …** _ Uh huh…thanks for the warning. 😃 > [@bond007](#): > > _ **hey im in… im might have to take the sleeper down to philly to meet up with u guys 😉 do they run the sleeper on amtrak still?** _ With all the _napping_ and _sleeping_ …how do you find time for class? 🙄 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Bella](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/bella/32/1738_2.png) [@Bella](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Bella)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 8:38pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/da-bella-da-ball-journal/7826/918 "2009-03-12T20:38:26Z")
> [@mark-in-dallas](#): > > _Hey Bella, I was digging through some old pictures and found one of you back when you were a young pup, so I thought what the heck, lets go ahead and post it._ > > _ **I knew you had a dark side, I just didn’t realize how dark!** _ 😉 > > [http://democomputer.com/forum\_images/Bella.jpg](http://democomputer.com/forum_images/Bella.jpg) Oh, c’mon cowboy, you know I’m just a little angel…_at heart!_ 😉 😃 > [@ariadne](#): > > Hahaha! Mark, you so funneeee. > > _ **Bella, you need to come around more often. So many old regs are leaving. It’s not the same.** _ ☹ I know, kiddo. Thanks for missing me. It makes me feel good. 🙂 And to answer your question from Mark’s journal…_yes._ > [@bosshank](#): > > _ **Amen to that.** _ Yeah, I know a lot of our friends are MIA. People often come and go… seems to be the way it is here. But look on the bright side…a lot of old members are returning thanks to Steve **O** ’s perseverance…Catlord, Texespete, MuskCloud, Lor, Tater…I even saw Snook pop in, for a bit, a few months back. I suspect we’ll see Ilsa show up any time now, too! See, not so bad, right? 🙂 I’m going to be around more. I miss you guys, too. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Phya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/94ad74/32.png) [@Phya](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Phya)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 9:25pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/da-bella-da-ball-journal/7826/919 "2009-03-12T21:25:36Z")
Hey Bella, I’ve been meaning to ask, since you’re the food guru.. 😃 How do you cook meatballs? Right now, the only recipe I’ve been given is mix some bread crumbs with 1 egg per pound of meat, preferably a mixture of ground beef/pork/chicken/whathaveyou. Then brown them, plop them in sauce for about 20 min and you’re good to go. Do you have any suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![Bella](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/bella/32/1738_2.png) [@Bella](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Bella)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 9:56pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/da-bella-da-ball-journal/7826/920 "2009-03-12T21:56:34Z")
> [@Phya](#): > > _Hey Bella, I’ve been meaning to ask, since you’re the food guru.. 😃_ > > _ **How do you cook meatballs?** Right now, the only recipe I’ve been given is mix some bread crumbs with 1 egg per pound of meat, preferably a mixture of ground beef/pork/chicken/whathaveyou. Then brown them, plop them in sauce for about 20 min and you’re good to go. Do you have any suggestions?_ Here’s my favorite recipe for meatballs. It’s from Rao’s in NYC - 1 pound of ground lean beef 1/2 pound of ground veal 1/2 pound of ground pork 2 large eggs 1 cup freshly grated Pecorino Romano cheese 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped Italian parsley 1/2 small garlic clove, peeled and minced 2 cups bread crumbs 2 cups lukewarm water Salt and pepper to taste 1 cup fine-quality olive oil (I use extra- virgin.) 1. Combine beef, veal, and pork in a large bowl. Add eggs, cheese, parsley, garlic, and salt and pepper to taste. Using your hands, blend ingredients together. Blend crumbs into meat mixture. Slowly add water, 1 cup at a time, until the mixtute is quite moist. 2. Shape mixture into balls (2 1/2 to 3 inch balls…I use an ice cream scoop to make uniform size balls…they cook more evenly if the same size. 🙂) 3. Heat oil in a large saute or fry pan with sides. When oil is hot but not smoking (Look for waves in the oil, an indication it’s ready.), fry meatballs in batches. (Don’t crowd the pan, they need space to cook properly.) When the bottom half of meatball is very brown and slightly crisp turn and cook top half. Remove from heat and drain on paper towels. (To give you an idea of timing…about five minutes, on top and bottom, and two minutes or so on each side.) 4. Lower cooked meatballs into simmering marinara sauce and cook for fifteen minutes. Serve over pasta or on their own. So, do ya want a marinara recipe to go with that? 😃…_or_… maybe… you can find a nice little Italian girl who knows how to cook instead! 😛 Bella ---
**Author:** ![diamond](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/diamond/32/859_2.png) [@diamond](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/diamond)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 10:04pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/da-bella-da-ball-journal/7826/921 "2009-03-12T22:04:43Z")
Not fair Bella, I’m drooling 😮 ---
**Author:** ![Bella](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/bella/32/1738_2.png) [@Bella](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Bella)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 10:08pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/da-bella-da-ball-journal/7826/922 "2009-03-12T22:08:46Z")
> [@diamond](#): > > **Not fair Bella, I’m drooling** 😮 Hey, Legal Eagle! 😃 LOL. Who said anything about …_fair._ Here…a napkin…better brace yourself for the next course. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![diamond](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/diamond/32/859_2.png) [@diamond](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/diamond)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 10:12pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/da-bella-da-ball-journal/7826/923 "2009-03-12T22:12:19Z")
Napkin? I’m heading to the store, I’m out of pecorino and need some veal! ---
**Author:** ![Phya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/94ad74/32.png) [@Phya](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Phya)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 10:12pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/da-bella-da-ball-journal/7826/924 "2009-03-12T22:12:32Z")
> [@Bella](#): > > 1. Combine beef, veal, and pork in a large bowl. Add eggs, cheese, parsley, garlic, and salt and pepper **to taste**. I’m supposed to taste my raw meat mixture? Kidding. 🙂 > [@Bella](#): > > 1. Shape mixture into balls (2 1/2 to 3 inch balls…I use an ice cream scoop to make uniform size balls…they cook more evenly if the same size. 🙂) Nice, I like the ice cream scoop idea. I was making them with my hands and I ended up making huge meatballs. They took forever to cook. I’ve since learned to make them smaller…gotta get my ego outta the way when i’m cookin m’balls. 😛 > [@Bella](#): > > 1. Heat oil in a large saute or fry pan with sides. When oil is hot but not smoking (Look for waves in the oil, an indication it’s ready.), fry meatballs in batches. (Don’t crowd the pan, they need space to cook properly.) When the bottom half of meatball is very brown and slightly crisp turn and cook top half. Remove from heat and drain on paper towels. (To give you an idea of timing…about five minutes, on top and bottom, and two minutes or so on each side.) Yeah, I’ve been running a sort of assembly line, rotating them as they brown. > [@Bella](#): > > 1. Lower cooked meatballs into simmering marinara sauce and cook for fifteen minutes. Serve over pasta or on their own. Easy part. Can’t screw that part up. 😃 > [@Bella](#): > > So, do ya want a marinara recipe to go with that? 😃…_or_… maybe… you can find a nice little Italian girl who knows how to cook instead! 😛 Mmmm..both? Know any nice little Italian girls in SoCal per chance? 🙂 Thanks Bella, you’re the bestest! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![bond007](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/bond007/32/1076_2.png) [@bond007](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/bond007)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 11:58pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/da-bella-da-ball-journal/7826/925 "2009-03-12T23:58:20Z")
i am FULLY awake now… hey bella, seeing as ur in the kitchen… y not a nice Bialetti expresso double shot 😃 (i need something to cure this hangover:o) bond ---
**Author:** ![CookieGirl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/cookiegirl/32/1379_2.png) [@CookieGirl](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/CookieGirl)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2009, 12:10am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/da-bella-da-ball-journal/7826/926 "2009-03-13T00:10:38Z")
> [@Bella](#): > > Here’s my favorite recipe for meatballs. It’s from Rao’s in NYC - > > 1 pound of ground lean beef > > 1/2 pound of ground veal > > 1/2 pound of ground pork > > 2 large eggs > > … > > Bella I HAVE to steal this and try it 😛 Anything with veal constitutes as _super-yum_ ! ---
**Author:** ![mark-in-dallas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/mark-in-dallas/32/860_2.png) [@mark-in-dallas](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/mark-in-dallas)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2009, 1:18am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/da-bella-da-ball-journal/7826/927 "2009-03-13T01:18:21Z")
> [@CookieGirl](#): > > I HAVE to steal this and try it 😛 Anything with veal constitutes as _super-yum_ ! So, CookieGirl likes baby cows, maybe we should just shoot Bambi and serve him up for her too! 🙄 😉 Hmmm, DEER! Now I’m wanting some damn venison! Heyyyyy Bella, while you’re in the kitchen there… [Previous page](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/da-bella-da-ball-journal/7826.md?page=45) [Next page](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/da-bella-da-ball-journal/7826.md?page=47)